Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Triangle to Showcase VF/F/S Bagger at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-2614! Triangle Package Machinery Co. will showcase its Model XYTLF liquid fill vf/f/s bagger featuring a unique squeegee that keeps product out of package seals.

August 10, 2021

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Sustainable Packaging

Gelato Uses 100% Recyclable Ice Cream Carton

Sacred Serve plant-based gelato uses a unique paperboard ice cream carton design that is now made from 100% virgin, food-safe paperboard and a food-safe, water-based barrier coating.

August 3, 2021

Coding/marking

Inclusive Packaging: Kellogg’s UK Rolls Out Cereals with Tag Tech for the Blind and Partially Sighted

The new code on its packaging will allow a smartphone to detect and playback labelling and allergen information to the user.

August 3, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Recycle-Ready for Pet Food Retort Pouches

Retort pouches are popular for moist and semi-moist pet food manufacturers because of their light weight. But finding a pouch material that can withstand retort conditions with excellent barrier properties while being recycle-ready has been a challenge.

August 2, 2021

Cartons and boxes

Almond Breeze On-Pack AR Experience Maps Orchard-to-Shelf Journey

Blue Diamond uses AR to educate and entertain consumers on their Almond Breeze brand, with a technology that links the packaging to a website, rather than a dedicated app, for consumer convenience.

August 2, 2021

Beverage

Beverage Manufacturing: Machines Needed for a Smarter Plant Floor

With 67% of beverage manufacturers planning to eventually add additional packaging equipment to their operations, flexibility is the key element that is needed in new machinery.

July 30, 2021

Sustainability

Delivery Hero Partners with Eco-Products to Launch Sustainable Packaging Program

Eco-Products Inc.

Leading delivery platform will provide restaurants with plant-based, no-PFAS-added packaging across the globe.

July 29, 2021

Beverage

Pandemic-Related Health and Hygiene Consumer Trends Affecting Beverage Market

Product safety demands and active health management are two areas that have increased since the start of the pandemic, and the results on the beverage industry will likely be long-term.

July 26, 2021

Contract Packaging

Co-packer’s Sustainability Study Results in New Strategy

The South Atlantic family of contract packaging companies analyzes its business’s carbon footprint, with the results of the LCA driving an ambitious climate pledge for 2050.

July 26, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Sugarcane Tubes Sweeten Sustainability Profile

The Face + Body natural sunscreen tube in sugarcane bio-resin replaces Raw Elements’ previous plastic tube, which was made with PCR.

July 26, 2021

Plastics/resins

TricorBraun Acquires SGB Packaging Group

TricorBraun

TricorBraun acquired SGB Packaging Group, Inc., strengthening its presence in the cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care industries. Effective with the acquisition, SGB Packaging will operate as SGB Packaging, a TricorBraun company.

July 23, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Exclusive Interview: PepsiCo’s Ongoing Sustainable Transformation Keeps Pace with Changing Landscape

Back in 2018, Packaging World spoke to Tom Mooradian, Sr. Manager, Environmental Sustainability at PepsiCo, about the brand's recycling initiatives. Three years later, we catch up with him to check on progress, changes, and see what's on the horizon.

July 23, 2021

Robotics

ABB Acquires ASTI Mobile Robotics Group

ABB Robotics

ABB acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics Group, a global autonomous mobile robot manufacturer that will expand ABB’s robotics and automation solutions to offer a complete portfolio for the next generation of flexible automation.

July 21, 2021